Happy Tuesday my friends!
Are you all ready for a new free crochet project?
Based on the amazing feedbacks received on my previous stacking toys projects, I decided to work a new fun design that I hope you all will love...
...and adorable FOX!
The Fox Stacking Toy is worked with Basic Stitch® yarn by LION BRAND YARN!
Here are my PENGUIN and BEE Stacking Toy projects! Click on the images below to head over my Etsy pages!
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Here is the FREE Crochet Pattern!
EASY
SIZE
About 10 in. tall (26 cm)
MATERIALS
· Lion Brand® BASIC STITCH ANTI PILLING® (Art. # 202)
#133A Pumpkin 2 balls (A)
#100 White 1 ball (B)
#153 Black 1 ball (C)
OTHER MATERIALS
Crochet hook size F (3.75 mm)
Plastic safety eyes (9 mm)
Yarn needle
Poly filling
GAUGE
16 sc + 20 rows = about 4 in. (10 cm).
ABBREVIATIONS
beg = begin(ninig)
ch = chain
rep = repeat
rnd(s) = round(s)
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
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HEAD
With A make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in ring.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Rnd 3: * sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 18 sc.
Rnd 4: * sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 24 sc.
Rnd 5: * sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 30 sc.
Rnd 6: sc in each st around – 30 sc.
Rnd 7: * sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 36 sc.
Rnd 8: sc in each st around – 36 sc.
Rnd 9: * sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 42 sc.
Rnd 10: sc in each st around – 42 sc.
Rnd 11: Sc in next 11 sts; with B, sc in next 8 sts; with A, sc in next 5 sts; with B, sc in next 7 sts; with A, sc in next 11 sts – 42 sc.
Rnd 12: With A, sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; with B, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts; with A, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; with B, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts; with A, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st – 48 sc.
Rnd 13: With A, sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; with B, sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts; with A, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; with B, sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts; with A, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st – 54 sc.
Rnd 14: With A, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; with B, sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice, sc in next 6 sts; with A, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st – 60 sc.
Rnd 15: With A, sc in next 12 sts; with B, sc in next 34 sts; with A, sc in next 14 sts – 60 sc.
Rnd 16: With A, * sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog; rep from * twice; with B, * sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog; rep from * five times, sc in next 4 sts; with A, sc2tog, * sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog; rep from * twice – 50 sc.
Insert safety eyes between Rnds 12 and 13, approximately 9 sts apart.
Rnd 17: With A, * sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog; rep from * twice, sc in next st; with B, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog, * sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog; rep from * four times, sc in next 3 sts; with A, sc2tog, * sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog; rep from * twice – 40 sc.
Rnd 18: With A, * sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog; rep from * twice, sc in next 2 sts; with B, sc2tog, * sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog; rep from * four times, sc in next 2 sts; with A, sc2tog, * sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog; rep from * twice – 30 sc.
Rnd 19: With A, * sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog; rep from * twice; with B, * sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog; rep from * twice, sc in next 2 sts; with A, sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog, sc in next st – 24 sc.
Begin stuffing and continue until piece is complete.
Rnd 20: With A, work in back loop, * sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 18 sc.
Rnd 21: * sc in next st, sc2tog; rep from * around – 12 sc.
Rnd 22: Sc2tog around – 6 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Thread tail through top of sts of last rnd. Pull tail to close opening and knot securely.
Neck
Rnd 20a: With A, insert hook in front loop of 1st st of Rnd 19, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from around – 32 sc.
Rnd 21a: * sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 40 sc.
Fasten off and leave a strand to sew Neck to Ring I.
SNOUT
With B make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Work 8 sc in ring.
Rnd 2: * sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 12 sc.
Rnd 3: Sc in next 4 sts; with A, sc in next 2 sts; with B, sc in next 6 sts – 12 sc.
Rnd 4: With B, sc in next 4 sts; with A, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st; with B, sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st – 14 sc.
Rnd 5: With B, sc in next 4 sts; with A, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; with B, sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st – 16 sc.
Rnd 6: With B, sc in next 4 sts; with A, sc in next 4 sts; with B, sc in next 8 sts – 16 sc.
Fasten off and leave a strand to sew Snout to Head.
Stuff the Snout.
EARS (MAKE TWO)
With A
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in ring.
Rnd 2: * sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 9 sc.
Rnd 3: Sc in each st around – 9 sc.
Rnd 4: * sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 12 sc.
Rnd 5: * sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 16 sc.
Rnd 6: Sc in each st around – 16 sc.
Rnd 7: * sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 20 sc.
Rnd 8: Sc in each st around – 20 sc.
Rnd 9: Hdc in next 10 sts, sl st in next 10 sts – 20 sts.
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew Ears to Head. Do not stuff Ears.
RING I
With A
Rnd 1: 28 chs, join 1st and last st with a sl st; ch 1 and work 1 sc into the same st, work 1 sc in each of the next 27 sts – 28 sc.
Rnd 2: * sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 42 sc.
Rnd 3: Sc in each st around – 42 sc.
Rnd 4: * sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 48 sc.
Rnds 5 - 8: Sc in each st around – 48 sc.
Rnd 9: * sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 42 sc.
Rnd 10: Sc in each st around – 42 sc.
Rnd 11: * sc in next st, sc2tog; rep from * around – 28 sc.
Rnd 12: Sc in each st around – 28 sc.
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew Rnd 12 to the starting chain.
Stuff as you go.
RING II
With B
Rnd 1: 32 chs, join 1st and last st with a sl st; ch 1 and work 1 sc into the same st, work 1 sc in each of the next 31 sts – 32 sc.
Rnd 2: * sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 48 sc.
Rnd 3: Sc in each st around – 48 sc.
Rnd 4: * sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 54 sc.
Rnd 5: Sc in each st around – 54 sc.
Rnd 6: * sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from* around – 60 sc.
Rnds 7 - 10: Sc in each st around – 60 sc.
Rnd 11: * sc in next 8 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 54 sc.
Rnd 12: Sc in each st around – 54 sc.
Rnd 13: * sc in next 7 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 48 sc.
Rnd 14: Sc in each st around – 48 sc.
Rnd 15: * sc in next st, sc2tog; rep from * around – 32 sc.
Rnd 16: Sc in each st around – 32 sc.
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew Rnd 16 to the starting chain.
Stuff as you go.
RING III
With B
Rnd 1: 36 chs, join 1st and last st with a sl st; ch 1 and work 1 sc into the same st, work 1 sc in each of the next 35 sts – 36 sc.
Rnd 2: * sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 54 sc.
Rnd 3: Sc in each st around – 54 sc.
Rnd 4: * sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 60 sc.
Rnd 5: Sc in each st around – 60 sc.
Rnd 6: * sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 66 sc.
Rnds 7 - 10: Sc in each st around – 66 sc.
Rnd 11: * sc in next 9 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 60 sc.
Rnd 12: Sc in each st around – 60 sc.
Rnd 13: * sc in next 8 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 54 sc.
Rnd 14: Sc in each st around – 54 sc.
Rnd 15: * sc in next st, sc2tog; rep from * around – 36 sc.
Rnd 16: Sc in each st around – 36 sc.
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew Rnd 16 to the starting chain.
Stuff as you go.
RING IV
With A
Rnd 1: 40 chs, join 1st and last st with a sl st; ch 1 and work 1 sc into the same st, work 1 sc in each of the next 39 sts – 40 sc.
Rnd 2: * sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 60 sc.
Rnd 3: Sc in each st around – 60 sc.
Rnd 4: * sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 66 sc.
Rnd 5: Sc in each st around – 66 sc.
Rnd 6: * sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 72 sc.
Rnds 7 - 11: Sc in each st around – 72 sc.
Rnd 12: * sc in next 10 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 66 sc.
Rnd 13: Sc in each st around – 66 sc.
Rnd 14: * sc in next 9 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 60 sc.
Rnd 15: Sc in each st around – 60 sc.
Rnd 16: * sc in next st, sc2tog; rep from * around – 40 sc.
Rnd 17: Sc in each st around – 40 sc.
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew Rnd 17 to the starting chain.
Stuff as you go.
TAIL
With B make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Work 8 sc in ring.
Rnd 2: * sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 10 sc.
Rnd 3: Sc in each st around – 10 sc.
Rnd 4: * sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 12 sc.
Rnd 5: * sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 16 sc.
Rnd 6: * sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 20 sc.
Rnd 7: * sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 24 sc.
Rnd 8: * sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 28 sc.
Rnd 9: Sc in each st around – 28 sc.
Rnd 10: With A, sc in each st around – 28 sc.
Rnds 11 - 12: Sc in each st around – 28 sc.
Rnd 13: * sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog; rep from ** around – 24 sc.
Rnds 14 - 15: Sc in each st around – 24 sc.
Begin stuffing Tail and continue until piece is complete.
Rnd 16: sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 20 sc.
Rnd 17: Sc in each st around – 20 sc.
Rnd 18: * sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 16 sc.
Rnds 19 - 20: Sc in each st around – 16 sc.
Rnd 21: * sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 12 sc.
Rnds 22 - 23: Sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Rnd 24: * sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog; rep from * twice – 10 sc.
Rnd 25: Sc in each st around – 10 sc.
Rnd 26: * sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog; rep from * twice – 8 sc.
Rnd 27: Sc in each st around – 8 sc.
Fasten off and leave a strand to sew Tail to Ring IV.
CONE
With B make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Work 8 sc in ring.
Rnd 2: ** sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 12 sc.
Rnd 3: Sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Rnd 4: sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 14 sc.
Rnd 5: * sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 16 sc.
Rnd 6: * sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 18 sc.
Rnd 7: * sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 20 sc.
Rnd 8: Sc in each st around – 20 sc.
Rnd 9: * sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 22 sc.
Rnd 10: Sc in each st around – 22 sc.
Rnd 11: * sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 24 sc.
Rnd 12: Sc in each st around – 24 sc.
Rnd 13: * sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 26 sc.
Rnd 14: Sc in each st around – 26 sc.
Rnd 15: * sc in next 12 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 28 sc.
Rnd 16: Sc in each st around – 28 sc.
Rnd 17: * sc in next 13 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 30 sc.
Rnd 18: Sc in each st around – 30 sc.
Rnd 19: * sc in next 14 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 32 sc.
Rnd 20: Sc in each st around – 32 sc.
Rnd 21: * sc in next 15 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 34 sc.
Rnd 22: Sc in each st around – 34 sc.
Begin stuffing Cone and continue until piece is complete.
Rnd 23: sc in next 16 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 36 sc.
Rnd 24: Sc in each st around – 36 sc.
Rnd 25: sc in next 17 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 38 sc.
Rnd 26: Sc in each st around – 38 sc.
Rnd 27: sc in next 18 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 40 sc.
Rnd 28: Sc in each st around – 40 sc.
Rnd 29: sc in next 19 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice – 42 sc.
Rnd 30: Work in back loop, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 36 sc.
Rnd 31: * sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 30 sc.
Rnd 32: * sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 24 sc.
Rnd 33: * sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 18 sc.
Rnd 34: * sc in next 1 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around – 12 sc.
Rnd 35: sc2tog around – 6 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Thread tail through top of sts of last rnd. Pull tail to close opening and knot securely.
Base
Rnd 30a: Insert hook in front loop of 1st st of Rnd 29, * sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 63 sc.
Rnd 31a: Sc in each st around – 63 sc.
Rnd 32a: * sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around – 70 sc.
Rnd 33a: Sl st in each st around – 70 sts.
Fasten off.
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Elisa
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